Educational toy.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

T. B; LOCKWOOD. EDUCATIONAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.14,19o5.

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EDUCATIONAL TOY.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 190MB.

Application ledSeptember 14, 1906. Serial No. 278,444;

To all whom 'it may concern:

,Be it known that LTHOMAS E. LooKwooD, 'a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Milford, in the county of Clermont and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Educational Toys, of which the followingis a specification.

`My invention relates to educational toys, the object being to provide a simple device for the purpose of instruction and amusement.

My invention consists in a device comprising a series ofmembers rotatable with respect to each other and bearing upon their surfaces markings or characters, and means for rotating any one of said members where'- by different combinations of said markings or characters may be obtained.

My invention also consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as set forth and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention illustrating 'how it isadapted for teaching spelling. Fig. 2 is a section on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial section of a modification 'of my invention on a line corresponding toas-:l: of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a partial horizontal section on a line oorresponding to the line y of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a washer.

For the purpose of illustrating my inventin I have shown a stationary ring 1 bearing pictures yof familiar objects upon its surface as at 'Zand supported by means of the ring or casing 3 upon the base 4. Centrally located upon the base 4 in alinement with an o ening therein, is provided the bearing b ook 5 in which is journaled at 6 the vertical shaft 7. Preferably the lower part of the rovided with a suitable key 8 only part of W ich is shown herein. The part of the shaft 7 above the journal 6' is alsorectangular in shape and the gear 9, Washer 10 and inner disk 11 have centrally disposed openings adapted to receive the rectangular portion of the shaft 7 and to be rotated therewith. The outer disk 12 has a centrally'dis osed circular opening adapting it to fit c osely around the washer 10 and to rotate thereon. The washer 10 is shown in detail in Fig. 5. Other washers 13 larger than the washer 10 are placed adjacent the disks to form suitable bearings therefor. f To facilitate the removal and replacing of the disks when necessary, I prefer to form an opening in the upper portion of the'shaft 7 above the adjacent washer 13 and to insert a pin 14 therein for holding the disks and washers in position on the shaft 7. Supportediupon the standards 15 and 16 are the inions 17 and 18 held in place by and rotata le about the pins 19 and 20 and meshing with the gear 9 at opposite sides thereof. The outer disk 12 is provided with the annular downward extension 21 having internal gear teeth 22 in mesh with the pinion 17. The inner disk 11 is somewhat less in diameter than the aperture in the stationary ring 1 and the outer disk 12 has the annular upward extension 23 nearly filling the space thus formed and presenting its upper face on a plane with the upper face of the stationary ring 1 and the inner disk 1 1.,

As 'I have herein illustrated my invention the stationaryring 1 bears a series of consonants each of which is an initial of the name of a familiar object pictured on the ring adj acent said initial. The outer disk bears a corresponding number of vowels and the inner disk bears a corresponding number of consonants. Radial lines are drawnA between the various pictures and names and the segments thus formed are each given a color imitating a color of the rainbow. When the shaft 7 is rotated the inner disk 11 will revolve-with it as will also the gear 9 causing the pinions 17 and 18 to revolve the outer disk 12 in an oppositedirection, and, since the ring 1 is stationary, there will be a constant change of combinations between the letters and colors upon the faces of the disks and ring, thereby spelling different Words and blending the colors to produce varied effects. Preferably the upper rectangular ortion of the shaft 7 is so formed that the ey 8 may be used upon either end of the shaft adding to the convenience of the device.

When it is desired to produce rapid rotation of the disks a coil spring 24 will be found at 26, and the outer edge of the extension 21 on the outer disk 12 is provided with ratchet teeth 27 which are engaged by the pawl 28. After the spring has been wound to a sufficient tension the pawl 28 may be disengaged 1'0 ing a new series ofvcombinations to be formed l from the ratchet teeth 27 by pressing downi. .l ing through an opening'BO in the stationaryl different combinations of said markings.

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tween said inner and' said outer disk whereby wardly on the portion 29 of the pawl extend.

ring 1, when the inner and outer disks will be rapidly revolved inopposite directions until the spring '24 has been unwound. .l

As the outer and-inner disks maybe con-- veniently removed and replaced the outer disk maybe made to mesh with the pinions 17 and'18 at any desired point thereby allowforeach change thus eHected. o

It will be apparent that my invention is irit isks 1. In an educational toy, a rin a bearin attached to said rin an inner dis journaled therein, an outer isk journaled concentric to said inner disk and said ring, markin s on said ring and on said inner and outer isks, and means for engagement between said inl ner'disk and said outer disk whereby they are simultaneously rotated with respect to each other in opposite directions to produce 2. In an educational toy, a stationary rin a bearing attached to said ring, an inner dis 'ournaled therein of less diameter than the perture in said stationary ring, an outer disk journaled concentric to and having a portion of its surface exposed between said stationary ring and said inner disk, markings upon the portion of its surface thus exposed, markings upon said stationary ring and said inner disk and means for engagement bethey are sniultaneouslyrotated withv respect f" to each other in op osite directions to produce" different cominations off said -markings luponthde portion of its surface thus exposed,`

markings upon said stationary ring and said inner d1sk gear` teeth attached to said inner 3.. In an educational to a stationary I disk and adaptedto rotatevtherewith, a pin-v ion in mesh with said ear teeth, and gear teeth on said outer dis in mesh with said pinion. l

4. In an educational toy, a disk, radially disposed markings thereon, a second disk, markings thereon, aspring adapted to rotate .one of said disks and means for engagement between saidv disks whereby the exposed parts of said disks are rotated with respect to each other inthe same horizontal plane simultaneously in opposite directions to form different combinations of saidmarkings.

5. In an educational' to a stationary rin a bearing attached to sai ring, an inner dis journaled therein of less diameter than the aperture in said stationary ring, an outer disk journaled concentric vto and having a portion of its surface exposed between said stationary ring and said inner disk, markings upon the portion of its surface thus ex osed,

markings upon said inner ring and sai inner disk, gear teeth attached to said inner disk' and adapted to rotateA therewith, a spring ada ted to rotate said gear teeth, a inionlin mes with said gear teeth, gear teet on said outer disk in mesh' with said pinion, and

nelns for controlling the rotation ofl said is s.

THOMAS LOCKWOOD.

Witnesses JAMES N. RAMSEY,

'CLARENCE L. PERDEW. 

